So are you REALLY saying that NPCs appearing in front of you while you walk is "not that bad"? You probably don't notice it because you use fast travel a lot. Try to use the horse to navigate instead of relying on fast traveling for every single movement in the game and then you will notice it, rest assured.
Want an hint on how to have it happen? Go just outside of Novigrad, where the tower is located (so not too far that you have to travel a long tract to test the thing but neither too close so that when you save/load all NPCs in Novigrad are loaded in memory immediately), then save, exit the game and load that save again. Now use the horse to enter Novigrad and watch around you. The first instance you will notice it is on the priest talking to a little crowd (with also guards) in front of one of the arch. At first only the priest will appear with one/two NPCs at max, then, when you go near, the others will pop-in just right in front of you as you walk towards them.
100% repetible all the time (and tested on different PCs at friends houses).
No I didn't mean to imply that it isn't an issue. I guess I thought it could be because I have a high end pc instead of ultra high end pc. Also I have noticed it yes but it is far from game breaking and btw is common on open world games it happens when the buffer is full and has to reset. IMO it is not that big of an issue, but that does not mean I don't think it should be adressed I think it should but I think people are making a bigger deal out of it than needs to be.
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You are actually making my point. Again all open world games have this issue but it is not as common as you claim and people on different rigs experience it in lesser/greater levels based on setup.It's not "forcing" anything. I was just pointing out how everyone can replicate the bug if they insist they "don't notice it" (i.e. it's not there for them). I repeat: the only three possible conclusions for people that say that they don't have/don't notice the issue are:
- You fast travel a lot, practically to go nearly everywhere that isn't just ten meters in front of you.
- You reload saves a lot, practically you die every second fight or about that.
- You shouldn't drive, because if you have a cat or dog passing in front of you while on a car you will drive over the poor sod without even acknowledging it.
It's not a problem of specs, it happens to everyone. However if you are someone that doesn't use fast travel very much then you are much more liable to have pop-ins to happen than people that fast travel to go everywhere (since fast traveling, as reloading, loads all NPCs in an area immediately, hence removing the possibility of the bug to appear).
Also, some areas have this problem much more than others, strangely enough. In White Orchard, for example, NPCs pop-ins are almost nonexistent apart in some rare circumstance.
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Your non-disclosure makes no sense.
Yes it does. His position is community/website coordinator and all jobs like this they sign a NDA. He is not permitted to reveal anything that has not been approved by his supervisor.